(PBR media release)
Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and CBS Sports announced their expanded, 2018 television schedule for the 2018 PBR 25th Anniversary Tour. The exclusive television partner of PBR for the 7th consecutive season, CBS and CBS Sports Network will air 52 total premier series telecasts this season.
The season opens Saturday on CBS (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, ET) with the first PBR 15/15 Bucking Battle from Madison Square Garden in New York City. CBS Sports Network will then televise the Monster Energy Bucking Battle at Madison Square Garden, the first Major of PBR’s 25th season beginning on Saturday, Jan. 6 (10:30 PM – 12:30 AM) and concluding on Sunday, Jan. 7 (8:00 – 10:30 PM).
CBS Sports’ schedule is highlighted by televising all four PBR Majors, including the WinStar World Casino and Resort Iron Cowboy from AT&T Stadium starting Feb. 24, the Last Cowboy Standing in Las Vegas beginning May 4, and the Music City Knockout in Nashville on August 17. Coverage will also include a historic weekend in April, featuring live telecasts for every round of the 3-day event for the first time ever in Billings, MT, including a 15/15 round on CBS.
2018 PBR 25th Anniversary Tour
(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Jan 5-7 Monster Energy Bucking Battle at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Sat 1/6 12:00 – 1:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sat 1/6 10:00-10:30 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR Majors presented by Yeti CBSSN (SDD)
Sat 1/6 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM CBSSN (SDD)
Sun 1/7 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (SDD)
Jan 13-14 Chicago Invitational
Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL
Sat 1/13 8:00 – 10:00 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 1/14 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Jan 20-21 Express Employment Professionals Invitational
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
Sat 1/20 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Sun 1/21 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Jan 26-28 Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Sun 1/28 12:00 – 1:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 1/28 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (SDD)
Feb 2-3 Anaheim Invitational
Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Sat 2/3 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 2/4 12:00 – 1:00 PM Championship Round CBS
Feb 10-11 Caterpillar Classic
Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Sat 2/10 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Sun 2/11 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Feb 17-18 St. Louis Invitational
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Sun 2/18 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Feb 24 WinStar World Casino and Resort- Iron Cowboy
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Sat 2/24 10:00 – 10:30 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR Majors presented by Yeti CBSSN (SDD)
Sat 2/24 10:30 PM – 12:30 AM CBSSN (SDD)
Sun 2/25 12:00 – 1:00 PM Final Round CBS
Mar 2-3 Bad Boy Mowdown
Verizon Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas
Sun 3/4 8:00 – 10:30 PM CBSSN (Tape Delay, 3/3)
Mar 10-11 Duluth Invitational
Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA
Sun 3/11 5:30 – 7:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Mar 16-18 Ty Murray Invitational
The Pit, Albuquerque, NM
Sun 3/18 4:00 – 6:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Mar 23-24 Ak-Chin Invitational
Gila River Arena, Glendale, AZ
Sat 3/24 2:00 – 3:00 PM 15/5 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 3/25 5:00 – 7:00 PM CBSSN (NDD)
Apr 6-8 First PREMIER Bank Premier Bank Card Invitational
Denny Sanford Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Sun 4/8 4:00 – 6:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Apr 14-15 Tacoma Invitational
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
Sun 4/15 2:00 – 3:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 4/15 5:00 – 7:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Apr 20-22 Stanley Performance In Action Invitational
Rimrock Arena, Billings, MT
Fri 4/20 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sat 4/21 9:00 – 11:00 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 4/22 2:00 – 3:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 4/22 4:00 – 6:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Apr 28-29 Columbus Invitational
Schott Center, Columbus, OH
Sun 4/29 1:00 – 2:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 4/29 2:00 – 4:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
May 4-5 Last Cowboy Standing
Las Vegas, NV
Fri 5/4 10:30-11:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR Majors presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Fri 5/4 11:00 PM – 1:30 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sat 5/5 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 5/6 1:00 – 2:00 PM CBS
Aug 11-12 Express Employment Professionals Classic
BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Sun 8/12 1:00 – 2:00 PM 15/15 Bucking Battle CBS
Sun 8/12 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (SDD)
Aug 17-18 Music City Knockout
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Fri 8/17 8:30-9:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR Majors presented by Yeti CBSSN (SDD)
Fri 8/17 9:00 – 11:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 8/19 1:00 – 3:00 PM Final Round CBS
Sept 7-9 PFI Invitational
JQH Arena, Springfield, MO
Sun 9/9 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sept 15-16 Atlantic City Invitational
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Sun 9/16 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Sept 22-23 Fairfax Invitational
Fairfax, VA
Sun 9/23 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (Tape Delay, 9/22)
Sept 28-29 WinStar World Casino and Resort Invitational
Frank Erwin Arena, Austin, TX
Sun 9/30 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (Same Day Delay)
Oct 6-7 Milwaukee Invitational
Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee, WI
Sun 10/7 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (Tape Delay, 10/6)
Oct 13-14 Greensboro Invitational
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Sun 10/14 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Oct 20-21 DEWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational
Ford Center, Nampa, ID
Sun 10/21 6:00 – 8:30 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
Nov 7-11 World Finals
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Wed 11/7 9:30-10:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Wed 11/7 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Thurs 11/8 9:30-10:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Thurs 11/8 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Fri 11/9 9:30-10:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Fri 11/9 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sat 11/10 10:30-11:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Sat 11/10 11:00 PM – 2:00 AM CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 11/11 3:30-4:00 B&W Trailer Hitches Inside the PBR World Finals presented by Yeti CBSSN (LIVE)
Sun 11/11 4:00 – 7:00 PM CBSSN (LIVE)
(3 additional Fall CBS Sports windows to be confirmed)
